Press

From time to time I am asked to give a view on social media, social networks and online communities by Traditional Media. As part of my ongoing commitment to education and awareness raising on privacy, identity and protecting our content, I usually comply unless the journalist is clearly taking an antagonistic and negative view with no balance.  It’s rare, but it does happen.

My showreel includes interviews on TV and Radio:

Contact details are email: laurel (at) laurelpapworth.com or mobile:  0432 684992

Heritage & Online Media quotes, newspaper/magazine articles, TV and radio:

• Kevin Rudd & Shaving Selfie Australian Financial Review July 2013
• The Morning Show on 7 – famous people on Twitter and Facebook June 2013
• ABC Finance Quarter – CEOS on Twitter June 2013
• Big Day Out for Businesses Ballarat Courier May 2013
• The Australian Media Section Financial Services and Social Media in The Australian (my article)
• The Australian Financial Review Boycott Myer and Social Media (May 2 2013)
• The Courier Ballarat and Small Business Social Media May 1 2013
• The Morning Show on 7 – Personal Reputation in social media and the sorority email.
• My article on Financial Planners and Social Media in The Australian Media section
• 21 April News.com how social media is dictating our diaries
• 17 April ABC Gippsland Social Media and Public Grief #BostonMarathon 
• April 2013 Sydney Morning Herald Secrets in Social Media
• April 2013 The Australian Media Section: What is a Tweet Worth?
• The Australian Media section: A Life Recorded Online

• News on Nine Royal Prank 1 hour panel December 11 2012
• The Australian Lucky country or a nation of bogans? November 22nd 2012
• Sydney Morning Herald Emergency services face social media storm front November 2012

• Australian Financial Review Shock Jocks and Blogs October 2012
• FOX MMM Fed Up With Facebook? October 3
• SMH and The Age Social Media Courses MyCareer September 30th

• Sunrise (weekend): Facebook Stalkers August 2012
• Finance Quarter ABC news 24 google Plus impact on Business August 2012
• Sydney Morning Herald: Expert Untangles Charlotte’s Web August 2012

• Radio: Charlotte Dawson and Trolls Adelaide Drivetime
• ABC News 24 Weekend Breakfast Social Media Etiquette August 2012
• ABC News Social Media and Grief/Death August 2012
• The Business Facebook and Tech Bubble ABC August 2012
• Canberra Times Tourism and Social media August 2012

• SMH/The Age Channel 7 and Quad Bike Death on Facebook July 2012
• SMH/The Age KitKat Pedo Bear and Facebook campaigns July 2012
• James O’Loghlin ABC Radio on Year 2025: Future of Social Media June 2012
• BRW Barely A Blogger Australian CEOs April 2012
• ABC Melbourne – social media and My Kitchen Rules on Twitter 29th March 2012 @774Melbourne
• ABC NSW – Social media in schools 29th March 2012 @ABCNSW
• Australian Financial Review Rear Window – piece of fluff 29th March 2012
• ABC Adelaide @891Adelaide Social Media and neighbours 29th March
• ABC Lateline Business with Ticky Fullerton – Social Media Customer Service & Business 26th March 2012

• SBS News – Senior Citizens and Social Media “Silver Surfers” (March 25th 2012)

• ABC Radio Adelaide: Google and Privacy (March 2 2012)
• BRW Twitter and Newswires (March 2012)
• ABC Radio Adelaide Defense and Facebook (March 1 2012)
• Sydney Morning Herald Gamification of Enterprise (March 2012)
• FOLLOWUP: 7:30 Report ABC – Defense and Facebook (March 1, 2012) VIDEO 
• 7:30 Report, ABC Defense and closed Facebook group (Feb 29 2012)

• ABC Radio Adelaide Facebook and Google Plus and Privacy (Feb 2012)
• Geelong Advertiser Be My Facebook Valentine (Feb 2012)
• ABC Radio Sunshine Coast Internet and Social Media Addictions (Feb 9 2012)
• Sydney Morning  Herald National News – Top Journalist in Social Media Leaderboards 8th Feb 2012
• BRW CEOS and Social Media 2011 (date)
• ABC Radio Adelaide Facebook and Cruise Liner (Jan 2012)
• Voice of America, The Bob Pritchard Show (around the 30 min mark)
• ABC News 24 – Finance Quarter – Facebook and Cruise Liner  7-12 Min mark (Jan 2012)

• Herald Sun Social Media usage during Work Hours (Jan 5 2012)
• Fox/MMM SOPA and PIPA bill and why Australians should care. (Jan 2012)
• Fairfax The Age Facebook fury after Nissan awards free car to ‘BFF’ (Nov 2011)
• SMH/The Age How Tweet it is – banking and social media Nov 2011
• The Australian Financial Review Social Media Concerns (Sep 2011)
• Fairfax The Age Facebook: Kids should be taught, not banned. (March 2011)
• Lateline Business – social media and big business, next night, social media and small business (April 2011)
• Ruth Ostrow The Weekend Australian (March 2011)
• Bullies and schoolrooms (News.com) March 2011
• lots of others (to be updated)
• Sydney Morning Herald Tweens get savvy with gadgets August 2010
• The Age Aussie Tech Startups August 2010
• The Sydney Morning Herald David Jones – spin and online communities August 2010
• The Australian Gov plans for expert to check each banned web page July 2010
• ABC 7:30 Report (filmed at home ,at Web 3.0 etc) ongoing/TBC
• Radio 2SER Social Networking, Twitter and Politics #penrithdebate June 25th
• Radio National Tourism and Social Media June 23rd Australia Talks
• Sydney Morning Herald Social Media Experts June 22nd
• Government News Social Media Strategies June 22nd
• Sunshine Coast Daily Foursquare to help Tourism June 21st
• Computerworld Twitter Users will sail on with the Fail Whale June 18th
• Sydney Morning Herald Twitter Debate and Politics June 16th
• Sydney Morning Herald Tourism, Foursquare and Social Media (also other newspapers) June 13th
• Computerworld Mobile Social Networking Skyrockets June 08
• Computerworld Safer Internet Group June 08
• ABC Radio National Life Matters Facebook and privacy May 31st
• ABC News Are you quitting Facebook May 31st?
• The Australian IT Friends deserted for online substitutes May 27
• Steve Vizard radio show Facebook again May 2010
• Sydney Morning Herald Facebook ban may not be the answer May 17th
• Radio ABC Sponsored Tweets April 2010
• Radio ABC Facebook hate mail Feb 2010
• The Age Social Networking Faceoff as Over 55’s Catch Up 14 Feb 2010
• Sydney Morning Herald Never To Old to Befriend 14 Feb 2010
• The Australian “Weekend” Professional section Facebook at Work Feb 2010
• ABC Radio 702 “6th Birthday of Facebook” Feb 2010
• Marie Claire Australia Socialite spat on blogs Feb 2010
• ABC Radio Tasmania Statewide on mums embarassing sons on Facebook Jan 2010
• Market Magazine name Laurel Papworth Industry Head of Social Media December 2009
• Brisbane Courier Mail Twitter Facebook 21 November 2009
• CRIKEY Margaret Simons Content Makers blog post and a copy of my speech
• ABC Radio National “360” The Persuaders 4 July 2009
• Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Twitter: The New Black?
• Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum Digital Life Trust Economy and Social Networks May 2nd
• ABC Radio “Is Twitter Losing It’s Lustre” podcast as well April 29th
• Radio 2UE April 21 2009
• Marketing Magazine Love Digital Podcast.
• Sydney Morning Herald, More Trick than Tweet (Twitter) March 7th
• Australian Institute of Company Directors AICD Social Networks for CEOs
• Sunrise on Channel 7 with Mel and Mike Monroe

• ZDNet – Giant Aussie 2009 Predictions.
• New Inventors, ABC-TV, (Episode 33 – 17/09/2008 video here) (Sep 08)
• Tourism Futures Travel Blackboard (Sep 2008)
• Sydney Morning Herald, Executive Style, Innovation Review (September 08)
• Sydney Morning Herald and The Age (September 08)
• Crikey.com.au eBay article (written by me – August 0

on Channel Nine – David and Kim Morning Show (April 08)

• News.com Top MySpace Members article (April 08)
• ABC Science Internet Connectivity (March 08)
• Sydney Morning Herald Facebook Music and Movies (Feb 08)
• Australian Financial Review Rivals Face Off (Feb ’08)
• Crikey.com.au Australia 2020 Summit
• NEWS.com MySpace vs Facebook (Jan ’08)
• Microsoft on10: The Geek Stories Channel 10
• The Podcast Network: The Extraordinary Everyday Lives 
• The Australian Business section
• Sydney Morning Herald – NZ Wikis
• Sydney Morning Herald and Laurel Papworth
• News Corporation Lab Blog
• Computerworld – The Web 2.0 advertising machine
• Vogue Australia and Online Lives
• Voice and Data Magazine: Business 2.0

Snippet of Laurel’s interview on Microsoft ON10 with Nick Hodge.